California Backlash Against Crime

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California backlash hands defeat to progressive criminal justice reform

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California voters brought back felony prosecutions for some drug and theft crimes, and replaced progressive reformer Democratic District Attorney George Gascón with a former Republican who ran as an independent.

The variances among Democratic voters are proof that liberal Californians are not monolithic.

Crime in particular is a local issue, says Mark Baldassare , survey director for the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California .

70% of California voters support tougher criminal penalties.

But the crime votes don’t necessarily indicate a larger political shift, says Dr. Baldassare .

California voters voted against raising the state minimum wage, and against statewide rent controls.

The variances among Democratic voters are proof that the Californians , although liberal, are not monolithic.

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